Abstract
Background: The application of insecticides for malaria vector control has led to a global problem, which is the current trend of increased resistance against these chemicals. This study aimed to review the insecticide resistance status was previously determined in Asia and how to implement the necessary interventions. Moreover, the implications of resistance in malaria vector control in this region were studied. Methods: This systematic review was conducted using a predefined protocol based on PRISMA-retrieved articles from four science databases, namely ProQuest, Science Direct, EBSCO, and PubMed in the last ten years (2009 to 2019). The searching process utilized four main combinations of the following keywords: malaria, vector control, insecticide, and Asia. In ProQuest, malaria control, as well as an insecticide, were used as keywords. The following criteria were included in the filter, namely full text, the source of each article, scholarly journal, Asia, and publication date as in the last ten years. Results: There were 1408 articles retrieved during the initial search (ProQuest=722, Science Direct=267, EBSCO=50, PubMed=285, and Scopus=84). During the screening, 27 articles were excluded because of duplication, 1361 based on title and abstract incompatibility with the inclusion criteria, and 20 due to content differences. In the final screening process, 15 articles were chosen to be analyzed. From the 15 articles, it is known that there wasorganochlorine (DDT), organophosphate (malathion), and pyrethroids resistance in several Anopheles species with a less than 80% mortality rate. Conclusion:This review found multiple resistance in several Anopheles includes resistance to pyrethroid.The reports of pyrethroid resistance were quite challenging because it is considered effective in the malaria vector control. Several countries in Asia are implementing an insecticide resistance management (IRM) strategy against malaria vectors following the Global Plan for IRM.
Highlights
Malaria is one of the most common vector-borne diseases widespread in the tropics and subtropics1
For articles about insecticide resistance, we only looked at articles using bioassay with the world health organization (WHO) standard13
There were 1,408 articles retrieved during the initial searching (ProQuest=722, Science Direct=267, EBSCO=50, PubMed=285 and Scopus=84)
Summary
Malaria is one of the most common vector-borne diseases widespread in the tropics and subtropics. Insecticide resistance is widespread and is reported in almost two-thirds of the countries with ongoing malaria transmission. This resistance affects all major vector species and groups of insecticides. The application of insecticides for malaria vector control has led to a global problem, which is the current trend of increased resistance against these chemicals. The searching process utilized four main combinations of the following keywords: malaria, vector control, insecticide, and Asia. The reports of pyrethroid resistance were quite challenging because it is considered effective in the malaria vector control. Several countries in Asia are implementing an insecticide resistance management (IRM) strategy against malaria vectors following the Global Plan for IRM
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